8/29/09
It was such a joy to have all of the children in class! I began to introduce maps to them this week as we studied Prince Henry and his explorations. Be sure to ask your child how many of these voyages Prince Henry sailed with. They also enjoyed learning why sailors were afraid of traveling around Africa.
Week 2 September 4 Columbus
Day 1 Read Veritas Card
Columbus [D'Aulaire], pp. 4-10
Explorers Who Got Lost, pp. 19-25
Day 2 Study Veritas Card
Columbus, pp. 11-26
Explorers Who Got Lost, pp. 25-30
Day 3 Columbus, pp. 27-34
Explorers Who Got Lost, pp. 30-35
Day 4 Columbus, pp. 35-41
Explorers Who Got Lost, pp. 35-40
Child’s Story of America, pp.1-8
Supplemental:
Story of the World, pp. 19-22
8/21/09
Dear Parents-
I am so excited to have your children in our classes this year. I hope that you were able to get all of the syllabi. Please note that the dates on the Early American History syllabus are incorrect (off by 2 days). I will email you a corrected one shortly along with a corrected Snack List. Here are the assignments for History/Geography for next week. Please don’t hesitate to call if you have any questions/concerns.
Week 1 Aug. 28 Prince Henry the Navigator
Day 1 Read Veritas Card
Explorers Who Got Lost, pp.3-7
Leif the Lucky, pp.1-13
Day 2 Study Veritas Card
Leif the Lucky, pp. 14-27
Kingfisher Encyclopedia, pp. 174-175
Day 3 Streams of Civilization, vol. 1. p. 384
Leif the Lucky, pp. 27-41
Day 4 Leif the Lucky, pp. 52-54
